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Order of draw/Vials Flashcards

1
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Order of Draw- Venipuncture

A 
Yellow
Red Glass (no additive)
Light blue
Red Plastic (clot activator)
SST- Tiger top/Gold
Light Green
Green
Lavender
Pink
Gray
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Order of draw- Dermal

A

Lavender
Any w/ anticoagulant
Gold Top Amber SST

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3
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Sterile tubes for whole blood specimens are-

A

Yellow capped

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4
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Yellow cap tubes have what additive-

A

SPS to inhibit complement and phagocytosis

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5
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Tubes for plasma specimens are-

A

Light Blue capped, and are for coagulation tests

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6
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Light Blue tubes have what additive-

A

Sodium Citrate

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7
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Red Topped Plastic serum tubes have what additives?

A

clot activators in silicone-coated plastic tubes

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8
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Red Plastic capped tubes can go to which departments?

A

Blood Bank, Serology, Chemistry

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9
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What tests are done in Lavender topped tubes?

A

complete blood count (CBC), sedimentation rate, routine immunohematology testing

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10
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What additives are in Lavender tubes?

A

EDTA

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11
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Lavender specimens are

A

Whole Blood specimens

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12
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Tiger topped/Gold topped are what specimens?

A

Serum

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13
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Tiger topped tubes have which additives?

A

Clot Activators/ Polymer Gel

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14
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Tiger topped tubes are also known as

A

SSTs- Serum Separator tubes

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15
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Gray topped tubes are used for what tests?

A

lactic acid measurement, glucose tolerance test, fasting blood sugar (FBS), blood alcohol levels

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16
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Gray topped tubes have what additives?

A

sodium fluoride (NaFl) is an antiglycolytic agent that preserves glucose.

17
Q

Gray topped tubes can be what specimens?

A

Serum or Plasma

18
Q

Light green tubes are used for what tests?

A

Stat and routine chemistry tests

19
Q

Light Green topped tubes have what additives?

A

lithium heparin, polymer gel

20
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Light Green tubes are what specimens?

21
Q

Green topped tubes are for what tests?

A

routine chemistry tests, ammonia, electrolytes, arterial blood gases (ABGs), depending on heparin additive

22
Q

Green topped tubes have what additives?

A

sodium heparin, lithium heparin

23
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Green topped tubes are what specimens?

24
Q

Pink capped tubes are for what tests?

A

blood bank compatibility test

25
Q

Pink capped tubes have what additives?

26
Q

Pink capped tubes are for what specimens?

A

Whole blood or Plasma

27
Q

Red Glass tubes are special because?

A

They have no additives.

28
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Red Glass tubes are for what specimens?

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